When Andrew Berger was passed over in the MLB amateur draft this spring, it looked like his dreams of pro ball were over. College degree in hand, the former Lehigh and Mat-Su right-hander was about to leave the game behind and take on the grind of the "real world" that the rest of us know so well.
Little did he know that his dreams would be resurrected so quickly.
Their minor-league staffs depleted, the Arizona Diamondbacks followed up on their draft by scouring undrafted free agents for experienced arms that might flesh out their crippled farm teams. A couple weeks later, and Berger was inked to a free-agent deal and on his way to Yakima of the low-A Northwest league.
